Inclusive Electron Production From Heavy Quarks in e+ee^+ e^- Annihilation at 34.6-{GeV} Center-of-mass Energy

Collaboration
Jul, 1984
7 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 146 (1984) 443-449
  • Published: 1984
Report number:
  • DESY-84-061
Experiments:

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The production of electrons by bottom and charm hadrons has been studied in e + e − annihilation at 34.6 GeV center of mass energy. It is observed that the b quark fragmentation function is peaked at large values of the scaling variable z with 〈 z b 〉 = 0.84 +0.15 + 0.15 −0.10 − 0.11 . For c quarks 〈 z c 〉 = 0.57 +0.10 + 0.05 −0.09 − 0.06 is observed. A forward-backward charge asymmetry of A = −0.25 ± 0.22 was measured in b production.
  • ELECTRON POSITRON: COLLIDING BEAMS
  • COLLIDING BEAMS: ELECTRON POSITRON
  • ELECTRON POSITRON: ANNIHILATION
  • ANNIHILATION: ELECTRON POSITRON
  • ELECTRON POSITRON: INCLUSIVE REACTION
  • CHARMED PARTICLE: ELECTROPRODUCTION
  • ELECTROPRODUCTION: CHARMED PARTICLE
  • BOTTOM PARTICLE: ELECTROPRODUCTION
  • ELECTROPRODUCTION: BOTTOM PARTICLE
  • CHARMED PARTICLE: SEMILEPTONIC DECAY